MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association on Thursday. “Growing up in Montgomery on the west side, I never thought that one day my […]
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Alan Wood has been in banking for 40 years and traces his successful career back to his time at Wallace State Community College. Wood attended Wallace State from 1984 to 1986, earning an associate degree in business administration before transferring to Athens State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business […]
CULLMAN, Ala. – All month, the main branch of the Cullman County Public Library System (CCPLS) has been providing tiny canvases for patrons to take home, decorate as they please, and return by April 30. These canvases will be displayed in the library’s first-ever Tiny Art Gallery during its summer reading program. Tied to the […]
Farm-City honors exceptional students, volunteers MarLee Whitehead of Cullman County was honored for earning fourth place in the Alabama Farm-City Fourth-Sixth Grade Poster Contest April 17 during an annual awards luncheon in Auburn. Whitehead is a student at Holly Pond K-8. They received $60 from Alabama Ag in the Classroom (AITC) for their poster, which […]
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday opened its meeting by welcoming athletes from Cullman Gymnastics, to celebrate their recent victory at the 2025 Alabama Optional/Xcel State Meet, where they were named Alabama Silver Team State Champions. Offering a resolution recognizing the team, Councilman Clint Hollingsworth presented individual certificates to: Avery Adams – […]
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for a 2010 rape and murder was put to death Thursday evening, using his final words to apologize to the woman he killed. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. following a three-drug injection at a […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Lawmakers are hoping a $9.9 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) will change the quality of learning for student in Alabama. That money will go towards everything from teacher salaries to after school programs, and even scholarships for students. “Yeah, this is always an anxious time of year, because you never really […]
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Alabama Strawberry Festival is back for its 86th year, promising an even bigger and better celebration of community, agriculture and the arts. Hosted by Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism (CPRST), the two-day event will take place April 25-26, 2025, at Depot Park, with free admission for all ages. The festival, […]
CULLMAN, Ala. – St. Bernard Preparatory School received a thrilling opportunity to be represented on the national stage this weekend, thanks to the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Scott Gillis of Eufaula, Alabama. The Gillis family, whose son James is a sophomore at the school, arranged for the St. Bernard Prep name to be proudly […]
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Dozens of students put pen to paper recently, committing to Applied Technology programs at Wallace State Community College as part of the NC3 Letter of Intent Signing Day. “Today we celebrate a commitment, opportunity and the bright future of technical education,” said Jerry Murcks, dean of applied technologies at Wallace State. “This […]
